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Evaluating Academic Performance In Students Who Are Underrepresented In Medicine, Alexis Marrin
Evaluating Academic Performance In Students Who Are Underrepresented In Medicine, Alexis Marrin
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate academic performance throughout the first two years of medical education of students who classify themselves as underrepresented in medicine (URM) as compared to non-URM students. Methods: Final exam scores from each course throughout the Foundation phase, Clinical Medicine evaluation scores, CBSE scores, and Step 1 scores from three classes of medical students at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine were analyzed using multiple linear regression models, while controlling for MCAT percentile, undergraduate science GPA, and gender. Results: URM students enter medical school with lower entrance data than non-URM students, and …